Mohammad Nawaz claims his 2nd five-wicket haul in T20Is: Stats
What's the story
Pakistan cricket team all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz claimed figures worth 5/18 from his 4 overs against Australia in the 3rd and final T20I on Sunday. The match at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium saw Pakistan score 207/6 in 20 overs. In response, the Aussies were bowled out for 96 runs in just 16.5 overs. It was Nawaz who was the pick of the bowlers for his side.
Performance
A quality bowling effort on offer
Nawaz was introduced in the 2nd over of the powerplay and he dismissed Matthew Short off the 4th ball. Nawaz then bowled the 8th over and he conceded 10 runs. In the 10th over, Marcus Stoinis wanted to cut a short ball, but was beaten. In the same over, Cameron Green perished too. Josh Philippe and Cooper Connolly were his final scalps (14th over).
Numbers
2nd bowler with a five-wicket haul against Australia in T20Is
With his figures worth 5/18, Nawaz has raced to 94 scalps from 91 matches (86 innings) at 20.77. He claimed his 2nd five-wicket haul. As per ESPNcricinfo, Nawaz is just the 2nd bowler to take a five-wicket haul versus Australia in T20Is. He joined former Sri Lankan ace Ajantha Mendis (6/16). Meanwhile, Nawaz now owns 7 scalps versus Australia from 4 matches at 10.85.
Information
Here's overall bowling numbers of Nawaz in T20s
In 316 T20s, Nawaz has amassed 264 scalps from 297 innings. He averages 26.11. Nawaz claimed his 3rd five-wicket haul in the 20-over format. He also owns two four-fers.